Rise of the Dark Lords - an Elder Scrolls and Middle-earth tale

Chapter 11 - The Deep Breath

YENNEFER FOUND DAENERYS DEFLECTING BLUNTED ARROWS FIRED AT HER FROM BRIANNA.  Yennefer had always been intrigued with the young woman of Westeros.  Despite her lack of knowledge of magic, she was the mother of dragons and like Geralt and Yennefer she was sterile. But Yennefer sensed a changed in her physiology and that her barren womb was healed.  She had heard that Daenerys was a ring bearer briefly and that Jon Snow had tried to assassinate her.  When Daenerys arrived in Skyrim, the Dragonborn had used his considerable restoration magic skills on her to heal the wound.  Yennefer sensed that that the Dovahakiin had inadvertantly repaired the damage to her womb.  Unfortunately Yennefer's womb had been removed during her physical change  and so any hope of the Dovahkiin healing her was gone.  

Yennefer could also sense that Daenerys was very much in love with the Dragonborn.  Her eyes never left him when he entered the room and she was fiercely loyal to him.  How his children would react to a Targaryen-Dovahkiin union only the future would tell.  One thing that was certain, was that her fighting skills had increased significantly since meeting the Dragonborn and the Blades.  Her time training with Brianna and the Dragonborn had her made quite competent with the sword that Talion had given her.  Brianna and Daenerys drew their swords and the fight began.  Yennefer was also impressed with the young Nord woman.  The young  Akaviri Knight reminded her of Queen Calanthe except with flowing red hair and light blue eyes.

Daenerys's fist connected with Brianna's jaw and the Nord countered with a savage spin kick to her mid section.   Both women seemed to be enjoying the match as they parried and countered each other's attacks.  If Queen Calanthe had women of Brianna's caliber, then Cintra wouldn't have fallen Yennefer thought ruefully.  Yennefer didn't notice the Dragonborn had joined her watching his daughter and Daenerys spar.  Yennefer hadn't realized how big the Dragonborn was until he stood next her.  He actually was almost three inches taller than Geralt and outweighed him by more than twenty pounds - none of which was fat.  The Nord was almost pure muscle.  

"Your daughter is impressive with a blade."

"Yes" he agreed.  "She's driven by her need to avenge her mother's murder."

Yennefer looked at the Dragonborn in surprise.  "I didn't know you were married."

"Yes for a short time.  Brianna and Kellian's mother was killed when Ulfric laid siege to Whiterun.  I was doing a service for the Emperor when I received the news.  They were only two and one at the time."

"I'm sorry" Yennefer responded with sincerity."

Ciri joined them and watched the fight with great interest and proclaimed that Brianna was perhaps the greatest swordswoman she had ever seen.  The young girl was quite taken by the Nord Akaviri Knight.   Eldarion also joined the Dragonborn and Yennnefer and they both heard Ciri gasp and her jaw drop as she saw the Gondorian prince enter the room.  He was quite handsome like his father Aragorn.  What stunned Yennefer was when she caught a glimpse of his ears.  Yennefer herself was a quarter Elf and was in disbelief that his mixed blood did not cause any physical deformities like when she was younger.

"I see that you have Elven blood in you" Yennefer said to Eldarion.

"Yes, my mother is Arwen who is of the Noldor bloodline.  Her father was Lord Elrond, one of the last of the Elven princes and kings."

Yennefer had heard stories of the Sindarin and Noldor races.  They were the high Elves who had come to the shores of Arda during the First Age.  Even Yennefer had heard the tale of Feanor and the Silmarils.  Master Delphine entered the room and reported that she had sent couriers to all the hold's informing them of the situation, all Blades members had been recalled and a message was sent to the emperor requesting troops.